Normally, tag questions end
with BE or an auxiliary verb anda subject pronoun or there.
Sometimes, however, other endingare used. We recently saw that "right?,"
"correct?,"and
"don'tyouagree?" are often used as
tag endings, but there are otherwords andphrases that are used in this way. One of them is
OK?.

When "OK?" is used
as a tag ending, the meaning isspecial.It normally means something
like 'I know youdon't
believe it,but (statement)':

He's a nice person, OK?

(I know you don't believe
it, butI think he's a
nice person.)

She doesn't
like me, OK?

(I know you don't believe
it, butshe doesn't like
me.)

We remembered
everything, OK?

(I know you don't believe
it, butwe remembered
everything.)

He did a good
job when he fixed my car, OK?

(I know you don't believe
it, buthe did a good
jobwhen he fixed my car.)

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Huh? is another unusual tag ending. It's
used inthreedifferent
ways:

1.

With normal intonation, "huh?"
is used like"right?"
or "correct?":

He isn't here, huh?

(He isn't here, right / correct?)

You come here
often, huh?

(You come here often, right
/ correct?)

2.

"Huh?" is also frequently
used in a sarcastic orchallenging way. With this usage, the"challenged" information
has very high pitch and both the"challenged"
information and "huh?" are stressed:

He isn't hére, húh?

(You / someone said that he
isn'there,but
I don't believe it.)

He's a níce guy, húh?

(You / someone said that he'sa nice guy,but
I don't believe it.)

You understánd me, húh?

(You said that you understand
me,but
I don't believe you.)

3.

"Huh?" is alsoused alone (and not as a tag
ending).When used alone, "Huh?" is
used in two ways:

When "OK?" and "huh?"
are used like tag endings, they haverising intonation.
When "Huh" is used alone, it can have eitherrising
or falling intonation. The different intonations in this useof "Huh?" show different meanings or reactions.